Shoe construction



July 17, 1934. s. TROY 1,966,808

SHOE CONSTRUCTION Filed.April 4, 1932 INVENTOR yl fiATTORNEY PatentedJuly 17, 1934 SHOE CONSTRUCTION 7 Seymour ,Troy, New York, N. Y.Application April 4, 1932, Serial No. 602,973

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe construction, andparticularly to the construction of the quarter and heel portionthereof.

The invention has for its object an improved 5 construction for shoesandparticularly for shoes of the turned variety, which is strong,durable, efficient and readily manufactured.

Moreparticularly, an object of the invention is to provide an improvedconstruction for the heel and quarter portion in .womens shoes, wherebythe heel is firmly held in contact with the quarter of the shoe, andwhereby the danger of the heel separating from the quarter under severestrain, is substantially eliminated.

A further object of theinvention is ,to' provide a shoe construction, inwhich the normal outer covering of the quarter 'of a vshoe is continueddown about the heel, so as to fit, snugly about the heel to cooperatewith an extensionof the shoe sole formingthe breast of the heel to holdthe heel firmly against movement. with respect to the quarter of theshoe. r

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will in partappear hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts, which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the claims.

' For a further understanding of the nature and objects of theinvention, reference should'be had to the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view with parts broken away, showing theconstruction of a ladys shoe of the turned variety embodying the presentin- H vention; and

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the shoe.

Referring now to the drawing, and particularly to Fig. 1, 10 denotesgenerally a shoe having a sole 11, a vamp portion 12, a quarter portion13 w and a heel 14. In the embodiment of the in- 5 vention shown, thevamp portion is stitched to the sole in the usual manner. The quartercomprises a counter 15 preferably of relatively heavy material shaped toconform to the heel of the wearer and which gives the shape to thequarter portion of the shoe. On the outside of this counter are provideda fabric lining 16 and an outer covering 17, preferably of leather.Inside the quarter is provided a lining 18. The outer covering and thelining may be extended to form 5 an ankle strap 19. The counter 15 isheld in place by having its lower edge turned in and positioned betweenthe upper face of the heel 14 and an extension 20 of the sole 11. In thepreferred embodiment of the invention, the sole 11 is split, where itmakes contact with the heel, 6 1 into two portions, the extension 20which overlies the top of the heel and a portion 21 which coversthebreast of the heel and extends down to the tap 22.

In the event that a sole is provided without the extension 20, thecounter 15 will normally be held in place between the shank piece 23 andthe upper face of the heel 14. The fabric lining 16, between the outercovering 17 and the counter, preferably terminates at or about the lineof contact between the upper face of the heel 14 and the extension 20 ofthe shoe sole. The inner lining 18 is preferably carried with thecounter, so that its lower edge is held in place between the extensionof the sole or the shank piece and the upper face of the heel. The outercovering or upper 17 is carried smoothly down about the heel of theshoe, and may completely cover all portions of the heel, except thebreast and lower tap. The lower edges of the upper 17 are preferablyinserted between the bottom of the heel 14 and the tap 22 and there heldin place by suitable fastening means (not shown), for example, tacks orcement. The front edges of the upper are tightly drawn against thebreast of the heel and are preferably held in position between the heeland the extension 21 of the sole in any suitable manner, for example, bycementing or stitching with wire. To aid in positioning the extension ofthe upper about the heel and to impart added strength to the structure,substantially the entire inner face of the extension of the upper ispreferably cemented to the heel.

In the construction of the shoe, the material which is to form the outercovering or upper for the quarter and heel portion of the shoe and whichis preferably a high grade leather of comparatively great tensilestrength, is first crimped or shaped to conform to the ultimate outlineof the quarter and heel. This may be done by hand or by pressingsuitably treated material between suitably shaped dies. The parts of theshoe are then assembled on a last in the usual manner of manufacturingturned shoes. The last is removed, the unfinished shoe is turned, theheel is affixed to the sole and the depending portion of the upper 17 isthen drawn about the heel, cemented or otherwise fastened in place andthe tap and breast-covering members suitany extra strain or shearingstress is placed upon the heel. This is particularly true where woodenheels are used. Some increased protection has" been heretofore given byextending apo'rti'on'at-ji least of the sole along the breast oftheheel, as shown for example in Fig. 1 at 211 However,

above construction, and different embodiments the leather normallyused:in,so'1e construction does not have a particularly high tensilestrength. I

'ing from the scope thereof, it is intended that It is intended toresist wear, but it is not designed to resist tearingor shearing.Furthermore, the position of thestr ip of the sole along the breast ofthe heel is such that it does no offer resistance to the most frequenttype of s rain; Heels, normally break away from shoe'quarters,"beca'use'an undue strain has beenplaced against the rear edge of the tap of theheel, tending toforce the bottom of the heel. forward' and'to pull'awaythe rear portion of the heel from'the-sole, .The extension of ,the solealong the .breast"f .of the heel offers substantially noresistance tothis type of strain. On the other. hand; thej'nven: tion described aboveembodies a structure peculiarly designed to resist justthis type [ofcome mon strain. The leathernormally .used in'the manufacture of shoeuppers intendedprimarily to resist cutting, tearing, stretching/ etc, Ithas, for its thickness, .a .relatively 'hig'h tensile strength. Inthe Iconstruction shown the drawing, the entirereanportion of the. heelisencased and closely affixed to this, strong tear: resisting covering.

It has been found that in shoesernbody l n g structure of the invention,it is: practicallyfii'n possible to tear the heel from .tliesole. S aveby the exertion of a stresswhich .is seldom}, if ever; met with in theactual usei of the shoe. When a breast covering element is used'of thetype shown in Fig. l, i. e. anextension ofthe sole, lthe'heel isprotected from strains in every. direction, for the heel-encasing upperprotectst it adequately from strains from the .rear and .,sides,..It.,.has

been found that withshoe constructions of the type described, woodenheels may be safely used without subjecting the wearer of the shoe tothe danger of losing the heel.

While the embodiment of the invention described above and shown in thedrawing relates to womens shoes of the turned variety, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not to be so limited but is applicableto shoes made by any known process,

31511 ii lejtheLer'nbodlrnent of the invention shown in thedrawing'illu'strates ash'oe'dn which the breast of the heel is coveredby an extension of 1 the sole, it is to be understood that the inventionis intended to cover a shoe structure in which .there is nodirectconnection between the breastcovering element and the sole.

"Since certain changes may be made in the of the invention could be madewithout departall matter contained in the above description or shown inthe accompanying drawing, shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense t is also'jto be understood that the following bel'said' to fallftherebetween;

'fiavingdescribed my in entio n, what I claim as riew jand' desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1'." In shoe constructions of the character described, in combination, aquarter, comprising a counten asole, a heel and an upper, the solecomprising two integral portions, one positioned to'overl'ie aportionofsaid counter and the heel andfthe other forming thebreast of the heel,and the upper consisting of a single piece of materialadapted tosubstantially cover all of said qna'i ter and, all of said heel andintimately conh'etedthereto. f

. -2..A womansshoe having'in combination a counter, aleat'herupper, aheel and sole, said sole haying integral sections one adapted to overliethe breast of theheel, the other adapted to overclaimsarefintendedi'tocover all of the generic encase said heel and to protectiit n fromstraineverydirection, V

I SEYMOUR TROY.

